2 Samuel 1:3

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David asked him, 'Where have you come from?' He replied, 'I escaped from the camp of Israel.'

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  • 2 Kgs 5:25 : 25 When Gehazi went inside and stood before his master, Elisha asked him, 'Where have you been, Gehazi?' He answered, 'Your servant didn’t go anywhere.'
  • Job 1:15-19 : 15 when the Sabeans attacked and carried them off. They put the servants to the sword, and I am the only one who escaped to tell you.' 16 While he was still speaking, another messenger came and said, 'The fire of God fell from the heavens and burned up the sheep and the servants, and I am the only one who escaped to tell you.' 17 While he was still speaking, another messenger came and said, 'The Chaldeans formed three raiding parties, swept down on the camels, and carried them off. They put the servants to the sword, and I am the only one who escaped to tell you.' 18 While he was still speaking, yet another messenger came and said, 'Your sons and daughters were eating and drinking wine at the home of their oldest brother, 19 when suddenly a mighty wind came from across the wilderness and struck the four corners of the house. It collapsed on them, and they are dead. I am the only one who escaped to tell you.'

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    1After the death of Saul, David returned from defeating the Amalekites and stayed in Ziklag for two days.

    2On the third day, a man came from Saul’s camp with his clothes torn and dirt on his head. When he arrived before David, he fell to the ground and showed respect.

  • 2 Sam 1:13-14
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    13David said to the young man who brought him the report, 'Where are you from?' He answered, 'I am the son of an Amalekite sojourner.'

    14David asked him, 'How is it that you were not afraid to lift your hand to destroy the LORD's anointed?'

  • 2 Sam 1:4-8
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    4David said to him, 'What happened? Tell me.' He answered, 'The people fled from the battle, and many fell and died. Saul and Jonathan, his son, are also dead.'

    5David asked the young man who brought him the report, 'How do you know that Saul and his son Jonathan are dead?'

    6The young man who was reporting the news said, 'I happened to be on Mount Gilboa, and I saw Saul leaning on his spear, while the chariots and horsemen were closing in on him.'

    7When he turned and saw me, he called out to me, and I said, 'Here I am.'

    8He asked me, 'Who are you?' I answered him, 'I am an Amalekite.'

  • 1 Sam 4:16
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    16The man said to Eli, 'I have come from the battle; I fled from the battlefield today.' Eli asked, 'What happened, my son?'

  • 1 Sam 30:13
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    13David asked him, "Who do you belong to, and where are you from?" He answered, "I am an Egyptian, the servant of an Amalekite. My master abandoned me three days ago because I fell ill."

  • 1 Sam 17:57-58
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    57As soon as David returned from killing the Philistine, Abner took him and brought him before Saul, with the Philistine's head still in his hand.

    58Saul asked him, 'Whose son are you, young man?' David replied, 'I am the son of your servant Jesse of Bethlehem.'

  • 1 Sam 27:1
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    1David said to himself, "One day I will perish at the hand of Saul. There is nothing better for me than to escape to the land of the Philistines. Then Saul will give up looking for me throughout the territory of Israel, and I will be safe from him."

  • 1 Sam 19:18
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    18David fled and escaped. He went to Samuel at Ramah and told him everything that Saul had done to him. Then he and Samuel went and stayed in Naioth.

  • 1 Sam 21:10
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    1David fled from Naioth in Ramah. He came and said to Jonathan, "What have I done? What is my guilt, and what is my sin before your father that he seeks my life?"

  • 1 Sam 17:45
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    45David replied to the Philistine, 'You come against me with a sword, spear, and javelin, but I come against you in the name of the LORD of Hosts, the God of the armies of Israel, whom you have defied.'

  • 1 Sam 24:8-9
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    8With these words, David restrained his men and did not allow them to attack Saul. Then Saul left the cave and went on his way.

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  • 1 Sam 26:5-6
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    5Then David got up and went to the place where Saul had camped. He saw where Saul and Abner son of Ner, the commander of his army, were lying down. Saul was lying inside the camp with the troops encamped around him.

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    10David said, "LORD, God of Israel, your servant has certainly heard that Saul intends to come to Keilah and destroy the city because of me.

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    13So David and his men, about six hundred in number, left Keilah and moved wherever they could go. When Saul was told that David had escaped from Keilah, he stopped his pursuit.

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  • 1 Sam 17:31
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